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August 11, 2012

Straits Times: Race and religion crop up in Jakarta polls

by Salim Osman
The Straits Times

SHOULD a non-Muslim be voted in as deputy governor of Jakarta?

That is the big debate swirling around the Jakarta governor's election after controversial dangdut singer and preacher Rhoma Irama voiced out last Sunday that they must not do so.

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